Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-01-01
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ordered against his glandered horses by State
Veterinarian last spring. In response to the
governors query Attorney General Baker
says the veterinarian should be notified, and
If the facts are as reported, the stock should
be seized and placed In safe hands until the
malady is abated.
DUBUQUE, Ia, Dec. ls.-R. z. Grady, a
member Of the city council for six years, and
foreman OF the Journal job Office, was ap-
pointed deputy internal collector at Sioux
City.
DUBUQUE, Dec. 16.-Stickney, negot' iting
in the interest OF the Fort Dodge coal mine,
is believed TO have control OF the Mason
City & Fort Dodge road and viii run trains
between Dubuque and Fort Dodge, via Sum
ner, and to Waterloo via O!ewein before Jan
uary.
CREsToN, Ia, Dec. 2l.-P. A. Staten, a
shoemaker, residing at Creston for the past
eight years, suicided last night. He left the
store early In the evening to collect and failed
to return. He was found this morning dead
curled up against the basement Of a school
house In the suburbs. His life was insured
for five thousand dollars in he A. q. W,
the Iowa Legion of Honor, and the st Louis
Relief division of the A.. 0. wv. He bought
arsenic a week ago, changed life insurance by
will yesterday from his wife, dividing IT with
his children. Business troubles are the proba-
bic cause OF the act.
DEs MONIES, Dee. 21.-The supreme court
to-day affirmed the ease of A. f.. lIackett and
reversed the ease Of Moses II. Sophcr, both
convicted of murder in the first degree in Ma
haska county. Judge Adams dissented in the
Hackett case.
OrrsEwA, Ia, Dec. 2l.-A perpetual in
junction was granted last Saturday against
the noted stormy Jordan saloon. Before the
writs were issued Jordan locked 10 the saloon
and left on Monday. The sheriff put a pad
lock ON the outside doors, Locking Stormy
out. The sheria locked several other saloons
here.
Fosr MADISON, la, Dec. 22.-The new st.
Joseph Catholic church was dedicated yestcr-
day with pontifcal high mass, Bishep Cos
grove. Of Davenport, officiating. Bishop Fitz-
gerald, OF Little Rock, Ark, and many priests
We're present.
MARsHALATowN, Ia, Dee. 22.-The Times
Republican Osksloosa special says a fire this
morning originating in Ed. Baum Il Co.'s
new brick, in the Times Republican block
and bxraed that structure, the postofice,
Ienry's furniture store, RalstOn's news de-
pot and the large Masonic opera kousc with
the Masonic library. The loss is one hundre
thousand dollars in all. 1t was more or less
insured except the Times building which is
a total loss of eight thousand dollars, The
mail reaching the postofice last night was
entirely consumed.
DEs MONIES, Dee. 23.-Ninety-seven retail
glocers and all the wholesale grecsrs of this
city, reinforced by nearly all the wholesale
and retail druggists, have united in a protest
against the action of the state pharmacy
board in placing the sale Of concentrated I've
and potash exclusively in the hands Of drug
gists. They set forth that the law does not
warrant such ruling. Had the law been I'M
derstood TO contemplate it the bill would not
have been passed, and 1t is known that its
Trainer had no such idea. Protests have been
sent in from Dubuque, Keokuk, Oskaloosa.
Ottumwa and other points.
CoUNcm BLUFFS, Ia, Dec. 23.-T is morn
ing at half past eleven the jury in tn case Of
the State VS.. Maj. Williams, charged with the
murder of James Hughes, last December, was
acquitted. The jury was out eighteen hours.
KEoKUK, Dec. 25.-E. c. Goodrich, super
intendent OF the Dubuque and Dakota railway
VIII headquarters at Wayerly, has been APP
pointed general manager CT the Keokuk and
Western, vice II. f. CLARK resigned.
DEs MONIES, Dee. 24.-Judgc McHenry this
morning set aside the verdict in the May Eos
ter murder case, and attacked the Daily News
for publishing Jessie's dying declaration.
The sherif's deputies searched all the med
zeal colleges here for the holy of Miss Hull,
stolen from the grave at Carlisle twelve miles
south Of here, but found nothing.
The News will not publish a paper to-mor-
rev.
OTTUMwA, Dec. 23.-Tbe Improvements
made in Ottumwa during the past year will
aggregate fully 100000
The blizzard predicted 10y the signal service
arrived on time. The thermometer records
the temperature at zero. The weather is clear.
DUBUQUE, Ia, Dec. 25.-Dubuque has had
a moderate boom this season. The building
improvements are greater than for many
years previous. Two new railroads, the Min
nesota and Northwestern, Of which Dubuque
Is the present terminus, and the Chicago,
Burlington & Northern have purchased sl5,-
600 city land and spent $4,000 TO $500 In
filing, besides building depots, etc. The
KNAPP and Stout company and the c. M. & st.
Paul are also doing about 1000 0 yards Of
filling. Several moderate Office buildings AID
warehouses will be built next season.
The Chicago, Burlington and northwestern
railroad has thus far given Dubuque little ad
vantage in rates, while by lowering rates from
Chicago to the interior it has affected Du-
bucue trade In some towns. The Minnesota
and Northwestern gives Dubuque jobbers
about $50 miles additional territory. It's
traffic arrangements with other roads Is no
benefit to us as yet. Dubuque will make an
effort to secure the United States Express
company, claiming that the American rates
are extortiouate.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Dec. 24.-The river was
dragged to-day to recover the body OF John
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